Photograph of David Collins standing with a guest in front of a UNT and Mayborn backdrop. He is holding the first place plaque for the Literary Excellence award, which he received for his book manuscript "Accidental Texas Activists: Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, and their Fight for Marriage Equality in the Lone Star State". The win granted him a provisional book contract with UNT Press and it was awarded to him at the Literary Lights Dinner during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The dinner was held in the International Ballroom at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of David Itkin conducting the University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra during a performance at Winspear Hall. Itkin is facing to the right of the camera, gesturing with his left hand and holding a conducting baton in his right.

Photograph of David Kocieniewski, a two-time Pulitzer winning reporter and author, sitting at the panelist table for business journalism. To the left of the frame Kurt Eichenwald is visible also sitting at the table. The panel was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of David Patterson, an agent with the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, moderating a panel titled "Getting the Call: The Way the Pulitzer Changes Your Life". It was held at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of the panelists, Sara Ganim and Jennifer Barry Hawes, the moderator, and the crowd gathered for the panel "David v. Goliath: How Small Newspapers Win Pulitzers v. the Big Guys". On the screen behind them is the Pulitzer Prize winning investigative report "Till Death Do Us Part". The panel was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of the cover of "Days of Destiny: War Poems at Home and Abroad" by R. Gorell Barnes, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is worn grey in cover with the title in a white box at the top, with the D's red and the box framed by a red line.

Photograph of Dianne Solis, a senior writer at The Dallas Morning News and former foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, speaking into a microphone during a panel titled "Piñatas, Presidents, and Pack Journalism". She was a panelist during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Dorothy Bland, the Dean of the Mayborn School of Journalism, and Wesley Morris, a 'critic-at-large' with The New York Times, standing together after Margo Jefferson's keynote event. The keynote, which Morris acted as moderator for, took place during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. They are standing in the hallways of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX where the conference was held.

Photograph of Dorothy Bland, the Dean of the Mayborn School of Journalism, laughing at something said during the "Sensitivity - The Right Way to Cover Survivors" panel. The panel was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Dorothy Bland, dean of the Mayborn School of Journalism, speaks at a meeting of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

Photograph of Dorothy Bland, dean of the Mayborn School of Journalism, taken at a meeting of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

Photograph of Dr. Seema Yasmin, a staff writer at The Dallas Morning News and former officer in the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaking to the people who have gathered for the panel "Covering Health and Medical Crises". The event was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of the frontispiece/title page of "Easter at Ypres 1915" by W.S.S. Lyon, held by UNT Special Collections. The title page has the title at the top and publishing information at the bottom. The page on the left contains a black and white photo of the side profile of a young man in uniform.

Photograph of Edward Monroe Polk's headstone at the Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. At the base is a newly added SAR emblem that has been buried so that only the face of the piece is visible.

Photograph of Eli Sanders signing a copy of his book, "While the City Slept", for an attendee of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The event was held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Eli Sanders, an author and associate editor for The Stranger, speaking into a microphone and gesturing with his hand while on the "Sensitivity - The Right Way to Cover Survivors" panel. The panel was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Emily Charrier, Kerri Mitchell and an unidentified guest stand in a 'Charlie's Angels' pose at the Literary Lights Dinner. The dinner was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference in the International Ballroom at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Erin Matthews and Bradley King playing Johanna Barker and Anthony Hope, respectively, in the opera "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Barker is standing on a bridge.

Photograph of Erin Matthews and Bradley King playing Johanna Barker and Anthony Hope, respectively, in the opera "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Barker is standing on a bridge.

Photograph of Erin Matthews and Bradley King playing Johanna Barker and Anthony Hope, respectively, in the opera "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Barker has her hand over Hope's mouth.

Photograph of Johanna Barker, played by Erin Matthews, standing on a bridge during a performance of the opera "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Farley Chase, the founder of Chase Literary Agency, sitting at the panelists table during the "Getting the Call: The Way the Pulitzer Changes Your Life" panel. It was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Gail Graves and Finley Graves, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the time, standing at the entrance of The Vineyard dining room before the Literary Lights Dinner. The dinner was held during the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Finley Graves, UNT Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, standing on stage behind a podium at the Literary Lights Dinner. He is speaking to those in attendance of the event. On the front of the podium is a sign that reads "Pulitzer, A Century of Excellence: People, Politics and Public Affairs". The dinner was held as a part of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference in the International Ballroom at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, TX.